Only a win will satisfy the West Ham United supporters in this London Stadium clash with Sheffield United, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premier League table.
- West Ham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sheffield United has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
West Ham United form and stats
West Ham United have collected 18 points from their Premier League home games so far after 5-3-3.
West Ham lost their last game at Manchester United (after extra-time) (placed 2nd) after a 0-1 scoreline. 0-0 away at Fulham before that.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from West Ham's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won one match, drawn zero and lost two.
West Ham are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 11 games. 14 goals have been conceded.
Sheffield United form and stats
There's been little loot from Sheffield United's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 11 away games in the Premier League. Sheffield United, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League, only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 1 draw.
Impressive finishing from Billy Sharp secured the home win 1-0 against Bristol City in their previous game. A 1-2 loss hosting Chelsea before that.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Sheffield rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 19 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Sheffield United - West Ham 0-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): West Ham two wins, two draws and Sheffield United two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Souček 8 goals |  M. Antonio 5 goals |  J. Bowen 5 goals |
West Ham United missing players
Sheffield United missing players
| West Ham United | Sheffield United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 34 | 16 | 10 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | 37 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 61% |
| 61% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 45% | 43% |
| 30% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 9% | 13% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 9% |
| 57% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 45% | 48% |
| 35% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 17% | 9% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 55% | 48% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.8 | 11.2 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.5 | 8.9 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 37% | 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 22% | 22% |
- Sheffield United has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
- Sheffield United has the fewest points (4) away in Premier League
- Sheffield United has the the worst goal difference (-13) away in Premier League
- Sheffield United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sheffield United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Sheffield United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sheffield United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- West Ham United have scored more than double the goals of Sheffield United.
- West Ham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 29 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 40 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 39 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 39 |
| 7 | Everton | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 36 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 12 | Southampton | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -12 | 29 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 27 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 25 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -13 | 25 |
| 17 | Burnley | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -15 | 23 |
| 18 | Fulham | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -36 | 12 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 23 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 19 | -22 | 11 |
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- The Star - (local newspaper)
- The Yorkshire Post - (local newspaper)